Improvement in horse-rake and hay-sfreadep combined



ctuted (Stdte 'HnNRY c. VARNUM, or

HARTFORD,I vEnMoNT.

Letters Patent No. 94,048, elated August 24, 1869.

IMPROVEMENTYIN HORSE-RAKE AND HAY-SPREADER COMBINED.

The Spheule referred to in these Letters Patent a'nd making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY C. VARNUM, of Haltford, in the county of Windsor, and State of Vermont, have invented a new and improved Combined Hay- Itake and Spreader; and-I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled inthe art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingv drawing, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a side view'of my improved'machinc.

Figure 2 is a top -view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish a simple and convenient machine for raking and spreading hay, which shall be so constructed and arranged that it may be readily adjusted for either use, doing its work well and thoroughly in either capacity; and

It eonsistsin the 'construction and combination et the various parts ofthe machine, as hereinafter more fully described.

A are the wheels, and

B is the axle of the machine.

Gis the frame ot the machine, the side-bars of which are jointed at the axle B, to enable the operating parts ot' the machine to adjust themselves to the surface of the ground, whether that surface he inclined or uneven.

I) is the spreader,v the ends ofthe shaft d of which revolve in bearings E, attached to the rear ends of thc jointed side-bars of the frame C, as shown in iig. 2.

dg'are the' teeth, which are passed through and secured to the shaft d1, in rows, at right angles to each other, as shown in iig. 1. c

To one end of the shaft all of the spreader D, is attached a small gear or pin'ionfwheel, F, the teeth of which mesh into the teeth a', formed upon or attached to the inner edge of the'concave side of the rim of the drive-wheel A, so that the spreader maybe revolved by the advance of the machine.

The bearings E, at one or both ends of the spreader-shaft di, are secured in place by bolts passing through slots in said bearings, so that they may be moved fin-ward and back to throw the spreader out-of and into gear with the drive-wheel, when desired.

To the sliding bearings E is pivoted the rear end of the connecting-rod T, the other end of which is pivoted to the crank-arm G, formed upon or attached to the shaft H, which works in bearings attached to the frame C, and to which is attached -or upon which is formed a level', I, extending up into such a position that it can he conveniently reached and operated by the driver, from his seat, ,to throw the spreader into andY out of gear with the drive-wheel, when desired.

J are thc rake-teeth, which are-pivoted to theshaft` or rod K, and which areliheld` in'their proper relative positions by the rod L, which passes through them a. short distance from their rear ends.

,The ends ot' the rod K are attached to downwardly projectingbrackets or arms M, attached to the rear Vparts ofthe jointed sidefbars of the frame C.

Upon the projecting ends of the rod K revolve the small wheels N, which roll along the surface of the ground and support the rear part of the rake.

The teeth d2 of the spreader are made of such a length that when the spreader is revolving, they will just clear the rear part of the rake, and so that when the spreader is moved forward to throw it out of gear .with the drive-wheel, they will come in contact with and be supported by the axle B, holding the lower row of teeth in a'vertical position, directly above the rear part of the rake. l

O are chains, the lower ends ot' which are attached -to the sides o? the -rake,1and the -npperends of whichv are attached to the cranks l), formed upon or attached to the ends of the rod or shaft Q, which works in bearings attached to the ame (Land to which rodA or shaft is also attached a lever, It, by means of which the for" -ward part of the rake may be raised from the groundto pass over obstructions, or for convenience iupas'sd ing from place to place. v

lVhen the machine is to be used for rakin hay',I n short cross-bar, S, is attached to the side of the' small gear-wheel F, with its ends projecting so farbeyond the teeth of' said wheel, so that, as the spreader revolves, the ends of the said cross-bar 4maystrilre against the inner or concave surface of thet=drivewheel, 1andpush the spreader out ot' gear with the said drivewheel, automatically. V

In using the machine as ai hay-take, the spreader is thrown out of gear with the drive-wheehso that the forward teeth of thespreader may strike against the axle B, holding the lower teeth of said spreader in .a vertical position, so that, as the hay slides up upon the Vrake-teeth J, the said vertical teeth `of the spreader may detain it until enough has been collected to form a section of a windrow.

The lever I is then operated, to throw the spreader D into gear with the drive-wheel A, which revolves the spreader, discharging the collected hay.

As the spreader revolves, the end of the cross-bar S strikes against the rim of the drive-wheel A, again `throwing the spreader out of gear with the drive- Wheel, and bringing it into position to again detain the hay. A

When the machine is to be used asa spreader, the cross-bar Sis removed, and the spreader is thrown into gear with the drive-wheel, so as to ,he constantly revolved to scatter or spread the'hay as it passes over the rear part of the rake.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by ALetters Patent, is-

1. The revolving Vspreader D, in combination with the jointed side-bars of the frame C, and with the machine for use upon inclined or uneven stantinlly as herein shown and described.

4 1.' The combination of the detachable cross-bar S,

ground, subscribed, and forthe purpose set forth.-

5. The combn'ationof the leverI, shaft H, lever or crank-arm G, connecting-lod T, and sliding bearings E, with the frame O, and shaft d* of the spreader D, substantially as herein shown and desorbed,rzmd for the purpose set forth. l

' HENRY CQVARNUM. Witnesses: Y

LUTHER Pnnsn, HENRY Pense.

with the gear-wheel F of the spreader D, and with the Y drive-Wheel A, substantially as herein shown :md de- 

